Explore the wonders of the Earth. In this site, you will find some information about hiking trails, some of the natural wonders in the places we explored, some itineraries of our travels, some road trip information, some health and fitness tips to enjoy the outdoors, and more of the simple joys from our natural world. Life, like hiking, has lots of ups and down, rugged and steep terrains, switchbacks, and beautiful scenic turns.- Betchai

Monday, September 24, 2012

Where is The Spot for Leaf Peeping in California?

North Lake, Bishop Creek Canyon, Bishop, CA

California is not best known for its autumnal hues, as most of its forest is evergreen. It is however better known for spring wildflowers, where the otherwise dry barren land would put forth a phantasmagoric show of a million buds of wildflowers fluttering in the breeze.

Though summer is my favorite season, but I actually enjoy the gifts of each season, such as enjoying the foliage of fall. All of the seasons are magical to me, as they all bring their wonderful surprises. One of the best places to enjoy fall in California is in theEastern Sierra.

Aspen Trees Turning Gold

Bishop Creek Canyon, Eastern Sierra

The golden hues of aspen trees become even more brilliant from the lighting of the sun and the warm Californian blue skies and calm waters.

Aspen trees are native to cold regions with cool summers, yet they require a lot of sunshine since they do not thrive very well in shade . Aspens grow in large clonal colonies derived from a single seedling. Since they are clones of one seedling, they all leaf out simultaneously during spring and also change color at the same time during fall.

If you are planning to do some leaf peeping for this year's fall in California, you can use this website: http://www.californiafallcolor.com/?tag=bishop-creek-canyon , for fall colors update at the Eastern Sierra. Usually the peak is first week of October, but all the pictures above were taken last week of September from 2 years ago.